Case 2- Nike’s CSR Challenge 1. The challenges regarding corporate social responsibility that companies in the apparel industry face in their supply chain around the world is very complex. Apparel is something that everyone can make‚ so for companies they need to find a way to keep their prices competitive but also provide quality products. In this case we see some evidence of what was going on in The South Asian plants that produce Nike’s shoes. These poor conditions are not caused by Nike but
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individuals can have social responsibilities and that the purpose of a corporation is to provide the highest possible returns to shareholders while obeying all the laws and regulations. There are 5 main arguments against CSR. First of all‚ it lowers economic efficiency and profits. CSR also imposes unequal costs among competitors and imposes hidden costs which are passed on to stakeholders. Also‚ more often than not‚ carrying out these social responsibilities require skills which businesses may lack
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report states that about 25% - 50% of plants restricted their employees from drinking water & accessing toilet during the working hours. Almost the same percentage of factories denied workers at least a day off of the seven days that they work. Nike’s CSR Challenge highlighted the difficulties of bringing change to a company that isn’t centralized. In fact‚ the challenge was to alter the way business is done. Traditionally‚ leadership was seen as guidance to steer your employees towards the company’s
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I stand before you today‚ the representative of a family in grief‚ in a country in mourning before a world in shock. We are all united not only in our desire to pay our respects to Diana but rather in our need to do so. For such was her extraordinary appeal that the tens of millions of people taking part in this service all over the world via television and radio who never actually met her‚ feel that they‚ too‚ lost someone close to them in the early hours of Sunday morning. It is a more remarkable
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CSR ACTIVITIES OF ITC ITC Limited was incorporated on August 24‚1910 under the name of ‘Imperial Tobacco Company of India Limited at Radha Bazar Lane‚Kolkata.Later it was renamd as “Indian Tobacco Company.”in 1974.It is one of the Indias’s foremosrt private sector companies with a market of approx $14 billion.Its range of products includs:Cigerettes & Tobacco‚Hotels‚Information Technology‚Paperboards & Speciality Papers‚Agri-Exports‚Foods‚Lifestyle Retailingand Greeting
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Beverages like Bournvita Cadbury delight Candy like Cadbury halls Gums like Bubbaloo Commitment to the environment Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is at the heart of their success. At Cadbury India have always believed that good values and good business go hand in hand. It’s part of their heritage and the way they do things today. CSR is about growing our business responsibly. Migratory birds stop over at Bangalore factory Water is a precious resources. As
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their obligations. My case study assignment will be structured as follows: it will start with the introduction‚ followed by the main body that consists of three parts and finalised with the conclusion. Main body 1. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Nowadays‚ companies in a free market economy are required to be trustworthy‚ demonstrate transparency and accountability as a consequence social responsibility has turned to be a key issue in their business ethics. Customers have become increasingly
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February 24.) In Wikipedia‚ The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 28‚ 2013‚ from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%26M “H&M Enters Dow Jones Sustainability Index” (2012‚ September 19.) In 3BL Media. Retrieved March 1‚ 2013 from http://3blmedia.com/News/CSR/HM-Enters-Dow-Jones-Sustainability-Index
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* CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY * Sociology Case Study: Nike * 1. Friedman Approach: Friedman believes that the only responsibility of the company is the increase of its profits for itself and its shareholders so long as it engages in free and open competition without deception and fraud. NIKE CASE: To shave cost‚ Nike outsources all manufacturing and cost savings go to marketing which aims at increasing sales revenue; achieve maximization of profits. No responsibility so long as
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integrated into a business model. * CSR policy functions as a built-in‚ self-regulating mechanism whereby business monitors and ensures its active compliance with the spirit of the law‚ ethical standards‚ and international norms. * The goal is embrace responsibility for‚ and encourage a positive impact through its activities on the environment‚ consumers‚ employees‚ communities‚ stakeholders and all other members of the public sphere. * Furthermore‚ CSR-focused businesses would proactively promote
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